Teenager charged with robbery after man threatened with knife in Harmer Street, Gravesend
12:56, 24 February 2023
A teenager has been charged with robbery after a man was threatened with a knife.
The man, who is in his 20s, was socialising in Gravesend town centre on Monday when he met a group of people he did not know.
He went with them to a location near Harmer Street where it is alleged he was threatened with a knife.
The victim surrendered his phone which was reported to have been used to transfer cash from his bank account, before it was returned.
Officers arrested a teenager the following day. They also seized 21 wraps of suspected heroin and cocaine.
Darryl Carpenter was later charged with robbery, possession of a knife in a public place, possession of cocaine with intent to supply and possession of heroin with intent to supply.
The 19-year-old, of no fixed address, appeared before Medway Magistrates' Court yesterday.
He was remanded to a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court on March 23.
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